Manicure instrument



Filed sept. 2o, 1929 ly harder than that of the ordinary Vpencil n Patented- Oct; 11930 MANICURE INSTRUMENT y yApplication lled September 20, 1929. Serial K0. 393,969.

- i This inventionrelates to manicure instruments, and particularly to a device of lthe character adapted for use in treating cuticle by the displacement of said cuticle without liability of injuring the same, the said de-V vice being somewhat yielding in character, although having sufficient rigidity to perform the necessary functions. Preferably, the body of theV instrument is formed of composition with a rubbery base, although the inventor does not wish to belimited with respect to this feature in its production, but in practice it hasbeen found that rubber slighterasers is satisfactory.

i It is furthermore an object ofthe invention to produce a device of the character having an end shaped to act or operate as a nger nail cleaner,y accomplished "by ymanipulating the deviceunder the nails from whence depositsA will be removed and the inventor fur,-V

thermore contemplatesthe production ofra device of the character for reinforcing the body and providing a nail le, the said dev vice being comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and efficient and satisfactory inv USB.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and y in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinaftergmore fully set forth and claimed.

In describing'the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings formingk part of this application, whereinlike characters denote correspondingparts l in the several views, and in which-- t Figure 1 illustrates a view inperspective of a manicuring instrument embodying the invention; y Y

Figure 2-illustrates a plan view thereof;

Figure 3 illustrates a transverse sectional 1 view; and n, n l .o

Figure 4 illustrates an edge'elevation. l In these drawings 5 denotes the body of- .water and manipulating it in contact with Y said plates.

this construction facilitates the application of the device when inserted. under the nail.

The body. of the device is preferably reinforced by employing plates 9 and 10 fastened in place by securing devices l1 and 12 in the nature of rivets or the like, and the fastening 12 also acts as a pivot on which a blade 13 is 60 oscillative in order that it may be .moved kto apositionparallel with the plate 10, or at pof sitions at' angles thereto,as indicated by dotted line, Fig. 2. The surface iofthe blade maybe serrated or otherwise roughened, as shown at 14, to produce a ling surface which will serve to dress the nails. i

They efliciency of the instrument may be augmented by dipping the blunt end in soapy.

the cuticle where cuticle deposits remaining after the cuticle has been displaced may `be f eectively removed. f o

y It is to'be understood that the proportions of the commercial product may be changed to suit` conditions, and the inventor does not ywish to be4 limited with respect to these features.

I claim:

1. In a manicure instrument, a body of slightly yyielding material having tapered ends, one of said ends being shaped to act as a cuticle rpusher for the basev o f the nails, the other of said ends being shaped to act as a nail cleaner whereby deposits between the nails and ingerscan be removed, reinforcing plates securedon the said member, and an abradingblade pivotally secured on one of 2. Ina manicure instrument comprising an elongated body of slightly yielding material having one end tapered to an edge adapted to engage cuticle for displacing the same, the other of said ends being substantially pointed and reduced in thickness to be insorted in the spaces between the nails and the lingers for dis lacing foreign substances, and reinforcing p ates secured on the sides of the said member extending longitudinally of the said body beyond the longitudinal center toward each end.

ELLEN HAMMONDFUTRELL 

